Sale reports / Kentucky / Bowling Green Livestock Auction / 2022-09-13

Bowling Green Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Bowling Green, Kentucky · Tue, Sep 13
● Final42 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2188
Feeder Cattle receipts
109 head
23 vs last sale 86 42 vs year ago 151 · 27.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
25 head
33 vs last sale 58 18 vs year ago 7 · +257.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
84 vs last sale 113 18 vs year ago 11 · +163.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday: No trend on feeder steers due to low receipts. Feeder heifers sold 8.00-10.00 lower on a plain offering and bull calves were unevenly steady. Moderate demand was seen on all classes of feeder cattle. Slaughter cows and bulls traded steady.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $154.53/cwt on 57 head.
Average price
$154.53
57 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$846
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$209
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$32.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
4.93
vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2548155.1085056
Medium and Large 2-3523122.506411thin
One grade step is worth $32.60/cwt here — about $209 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale57 hd
154.53
KY average26 barns · 6,247 hd
159.47
−4.93
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsAverage1,835117.122,14913
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,18378.559297thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41372.501,0242thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,02257.145843thin
SteersChoiceAverage1,515119.001,8031thin

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,155$1,1751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,236$9214thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,055$7251thin
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)965$7501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)740$7001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,149$1,3854thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)914$1,3216

Every lot, as filed

42 lots · USDA AMS · United Producers Inc. - Bowling Green, KY
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
BullsMedium and Large 1-2325160.00/cwt160.00–160.005201
BullsMedium and Large 1-2615154.00/cwt154.00–154.009471
BullsMedium and Large 1-2380150.00/cwt150.00–150.005703
BullsMedium and Large 1-2443160.00/cwt160.00–160.007092
BullsMedium and Large 1-2529166.31/cwt156.00–169.508808
BullsMedium and Large 1-2458170.00/cwt170.00–170.007792
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2344143.00/cwt143.00–143.004925
SteersMedium and Large 1-2495164.00/cwt164.00–164.008121
SteersMedium and Large 1-2700154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0781
SteersMedium and Large 1-2515132.50/cwt132.50–132.506822
SteersMedium and Large 1-2558144.00/cwt144.00–144.008042
SteersMedium and Large 1-2382193.00/cwt193.00–193.007375
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2521158.00/cwt158.00–158.008238
HeifersMedium and Large 2-3523122.50/cwt122.50–122.506411
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2385164.00/cwt164.00–164.006313
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Value Added677157.25/cwt157.25–157.251,06519
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2419162.56/cwt150.00–164.0068110
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2460147.50/cwt145.00–150.006792
BullsMedium and Large 1-2584161.00/cwt161.00–161.009407
BullsMedium and Large 1-2675145.00/cwt145.00–145.009792
BullsMedium and Large 2-3490132.50/cwt132.50–132.506491
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2643135.00/cwt135.00–135.008682
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2865137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,1851
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2587149.90/cwt145.00–155.008806
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0101,229.83/head1,125.00–1,300.001,2302
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28981,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4004
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2881,540.00/head1,540.00–1,540.001,5402
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29471,164.04/head990.00–1,325.001,1642
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1551,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,055725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,236921.23/head650.00–1,060.009214
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2740700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-2965750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bulls1,730109.00/cwt109.00–109.001,8861
Bulls1,844117.80/cwt115.00–120.002,17212
CowsBoner 80-85%1,225103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,2621
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18866.59/cwt60.00–72.507913
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16382.36/cwt79.00–85.009583
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36082.00/cwt82.00–82.001,1151
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,46563.00/cwt63.00–63.009231
CowsLean 85-90%1,02257.14/cwt55.00–59.005843
SteersChoice1,515119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,8031

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.